2. A Scout is loyal to the King, and to his officers, and to his country, and to his employers.

3. A Scout’s duty is to be useful and to help others.

4. A Scout is a friend to all, and a brother to every other Scout, no matter to what social class the other belongs.

5. A Scout is courteous.

6. A Scout is a friend to animals.

7. A Scout obeys orders of his patrol leader or Scoutmaster without question.

8. A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

9. A Scout is thrifty.

In describing the process of formulating these guidelines, Baden-Powell explained:

“Now
I know that a real red-blooded boy is all for action, ready for
adventure. He just hates to be nagged and told ‘You must not do this—you
must not do that.’ He wants to know what he can do. So I thought why
should we not have our own Law for Scouts, and I jotted down ten things
that a fellows needs to do as his regular habit if he is going to be a
real man.”